Hello Swift!: iOS app programming for kids and other beginners - Softcover

Bakshi, Tanmay

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1617292621 ISBN 13: 9781617292620

Publisher: Manning Publications, 2019

Synopsis

Summary
Hello Swift! is a how-to guide to programming iOS Apps with the Swift language, written from a kid's perspective. This approachable, well-illustrated, step-by-step guide takes you from beginning programming concepts all the way through developing complete apps. (Adults will like it too!)
Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.
About the Technology
It's fun to play games and explore new things on your iPhone. How amazing would it be to create your own apps? With a little practice, you can! Apple's Swift language, along with special coding playgrounds and an easy-to-use programming environment, make it easier than ever. Take it from author Tanmay Bakshi, who started programming when he was just five years old.
About the Book
His book, Hello Swift! iOS app programming for kids and other beginners, teaches you how to write apps for iPhones and iOS devices step by step, starting with your first line of Swift code. Packed with dozens of apps and special exercises, the book will teach you how to program by writing games, solving puzzles, and exploring what your iPhone can do. Hello Swift! gets you started. Where you go next is up to you!
What's inside

• Crystal-clear explanations anyone can understand
• Kid-friendly examples, including games and puzzles
• Learn by doing--you'll build dozens of small apps
• Exercises that encourage critical thinking

About the Reader
Written for kids who want to learn how to program. (Psst! Adults like it, too.)
About the Author
Tanmay Bakshi had his first app on the iOS App Store at the age of nine. He's now the youngest IBM Champion, a Cloud Advisor, Watson Developer, Google Developer Expert, TED Speaker, and Manning author!

Table of Contents

1. Get ready to build apps with Swift!
2. Create your first app
3. Your first real Swift code using variables
4. I/O laboratory
5. Computers make decisions, too!
6. Let computers do repetitive work
7. Knitting variables into arrays and dictionaries
8. Reuse your code: Clean it with function detergent
9. Reduce your code: Use less, do more with class detergent
10. Reading and writing files
11. Frameworks: Bookshelves of classes
12. SpriteKit: Fun animation time
13. Time to watch your WatchKit code
14. Continuing your journey with Swift

About this title

About the Author

Tanmay Bakshi began coding at the age of five and had his first app on the iOS App Store by the age of nine. He taught himself Swift when it was still in beta. He's excited about passing on his knowledge to other young and new programmers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manning Publications
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1617292621
• ISBN 13: 9781617292620
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400